Adolfo Horta

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Adolfo Horta

Adolfo Horta (3 October 1957 – 28 November 2016) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division ( 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was beaten by East Germany's Rudi Fink on points (1-4).[1] Horta won eleven consecutive national championships and three gold medals in the World Amateur Boxing Championships in different weight classes, which appears to have been a unique achievement, but he would never return to the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]

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Adolfo Horta
Adolfo Horta at the awards ceremony of the 1985 Chemistry Cup
Born
Adolfo Horta Martínez

(1957-10-03)3 October 1957
Died28 November 2016(2016-11-28) (aged 59)
Camagüey, Cuba
Nationality Cuba
Other namesEl hombre del boxeo total
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowFeatherweight
World Amateur Championships
1978 BelgradeBantamweight
1982 MunichFeatherweight
1986 RenoLightweight
Pan American Games
1979 San JuanLightweight
1983 CaracasFeatherweight
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1980 Olympic results

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: Odd Bengtsson (Sweden) by decision, 5-0
  • Round of 16: Titi Cercel (Romania) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) by decision, 5-0
  • Semifinal: Defeated Krysztof Kosedowski (Poland) by walkover
  • Final: Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded silver medal)

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